Update on Suzuki 140

#1 09-04-2007, 10:27 PM

Thought I would update everyone on the Suzuki 140 I bought back in mid July.

Couldn't be happier! Wish I had done it sooner. The 4 stroke is great unbelievably quiet and burns 1/2 the gas of my old 175 Merc. It really nice to know that I have reliable power for when my son pushes the limit!

Is the 140 big enough for the V20. It is for me. Get 37 mph at WOT- plenty fast enough.

The only problem is that now that I have the shiny new engine I feel compelled to clean up the boat!

if you are thinking about repowering , you could do a whole lot worse for more money!

PS. MJ congrats on the new sea tank.

macojoe · #2 09-04-2007, 11:10 PM

Glad that motor is working out for you!! Now If I could get a deal on 2 of them 140's I be golden! ;)

Thanks on the tank!

reelapeelin · #3 09-05-2007, 08:43 AM

Congrats on the Zuke, Reprits...those fuel-sippers take some of the pain outta boatin' ;) ... and yer right...sounds like plenty o' power 8) ...got any fresh pix?...Hammer Rule; had to ask ;D ...

#4 09-07-2007, 07:54 PM

I love my Johnzuki 140 4 stroke as well RE. *I believe it is the perfect motor for a V-20. *

What prop are you running?

I have a 14x19p that will get me 40 mph and a 14x21p that brings down the cruising rpms a little but only gets 38 mph wot.

Both aluminuminum.

TunaHead · #5 09-10-2007, 04:51 PM

I FINALLY got a chance to do the main part of the breakin on my new Suzuki 140 a week ago. The next day I ran the V twenty miles north for it's first ever REAL splash in the Pacific ocean. I absolutely agree about the engine. The only thing I'd change is the prop. I used a 14x17 and was getting 32 mph at WOT on glass flat water. A buddy of mine owns an oyster farm nearby and has 2 DF140's. He loaned me a 14x19 that I'll use this weekend.

(I know Randleman... I shoulda taken your advice on the 14x19... :-/)

#6 09-12-2007, 09:59 AM

Glad you finally got that thing in the water TH.

I bet you have quite a holeshot with that prop. ;D

TunaHead · #7 09-12-2007, 02:41 PM

Yup. I scared my fishing partener bad enough that every time I stepped up to the steering wheel he'd grab something and hold on tight.

randlemanboater · #8 09-15-2007, 11:47 AM

Well, any better w/ the 19p?

I actually prefere the 21p because I rarely run WOT and the 21p dropped the rpms a bit @ 20-25 mph.

Maybe the motor will last and extra season or so that way.

snoozer · #9 09-20-2007, 05:03 AM

I've got 200hrs on mine now and it still runs like the first day. 14X18 stainless. Stone crab season starts in three weeks.

phatdaddy · #10 09-20-2007, 11:09 PM

I ordered my traps from cudjoe today, stocking up on pigs feet & snapper heads